Breaking Bad (tv program)

You didn't think we were going to bring Michael McKean in here and not extend an invitation to his "Better Call Saul" castmate Jonathan Banks, did you? Banks will be stopping by the Los Angeles Times' studio on Thursday at 2 p.m. PDT to talk about the "Breaking Bad" spinoff and, in particular, the stellar episode, "Five-O," in which we learn the events that brought Banks' tough guy character, Mike Ehrmantraut, to Albuquerque all those years ago. We watch a lot of television (Hey, it's a living!) and we're here to tell you that there wasn't a better hour of drama this year than this particular episode, which revealed...

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You didn't think we were going to bring Michael McKean in here and not extend an invitation to his "Better Call Saul" castmate Jonathan Banks, did you?
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Saul Goodman doesn't have great luck as a struggling attorney. But the new drama revolving around his misadventures is off to a great start.
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The "Breaking Bad" spinoff broke very well indeed: The premiere of "Better Call Saul" walked away with cable ratings records for AMC on Sunday.
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“Better Call Saul.” For months now, people have been eagerly awaiting the spinoff of “Breaking Bad.” Would it tarnish the legacy or enhance it? Exploit its parent story or exist independently from it? And would it be any good at all?
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. lived up to its idiosyncratic reputation Sunday night, largely shunning perennial awards favorite HBO and completely shutting out the four major broadcast networks in the television categories. Instead, it bestowed...

Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way right off the bat: Walter White and Jesse Pinkman will not show up in "Better Call Saul," the upcoming spinoff of the award-winning "Breaking Bad."
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